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List of Registered Candidates

Municipal Election 2018

The next local election will be held on Monday, October 22, 2018. You will be voting for a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillor-at-Large, and either the Councillor in the Township Ward or the Councillor in the Village Ward depending on where your primary residence is located or, if you are a non-resident elector, the location of the land in which you are an owner or tenant.

Election guides for voters, candidates, and third-party advertisers have been prepared by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for the municipal election being held on Monday, October 22, 2018., and include updated accompanying forms. To view the updated election guides, please visit the Provincial Government website which contains all of the latest information including a link to the Municipal Elections Act. You may click on the municipal election image below to reach the Provincial Government website.

The Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen (HBM) will offer three options for casting your ballot.

For the first time, the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen will offer internet and telephone voting. If you are an eligible elector, you will be able to vote from a mobile device, computer, telephone, cell phone, tablet, or laptop. Internet and telephone voting is a convenient option for electors, allowing you to access ballots anytime, anywhere after the voting period begins.

If you are an eligible voter you will receive a personalized voting instruction package well in advance of Election Day (October 22, 2018) with details on how to vote online or by phone. An electronic voting station will also be available for public use at the Municipal Office during the voting period. The electronic voting period will be Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, October 22, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

To watch a video showing an example of internet voting click on the image below. Please note that the video is a sample of process only and not all of the information pertains to our election. For example HBM will not be using ranked ballots.

To watch a video showing an example of telephone voting click on the image below. Please note that the video is a sample of process only and not all of the information pertains to our election. For example HBM will not be using ranked ballots.

The Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen will also offer a traditional paper ballot voting option. The traditional, walk-in, paper-ballot voting option will only be available at the Municipal Office on Voting Day (Monday, October 22, 2018) from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

As an HBM voter, you will also have the option of voting for a School Board Trustee representing the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board or the Peterborough, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board or the French-Language Public School Board or French-Language Separate School Board depending on the school support that you have chosen.

The Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen recognizes that persons with disabilities should be provided with an equal opportunity to access goods, services and information in a manner consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration and equality. The 2018 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan supports accessible elections and the Township’s commitment to the needs of persons with disabilities.

All 2014 Municipal and School Board candidates had to complete a Financial Statement (Form 4) for all the money they raised and spent during the campaign period.

The Municipal Elections Act orders candidates who raised and spent more than $10,000 for their campaigns to have their financial statement audited. They must submit the auditor's report to the Clerk along with their financial statement. The auditor's report must be prepared by an auditor licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004.

The Municipal Elections Act also requires that the Township make the Financial Statement - Auditor's Report Form 4 available for everyone to see. The form for each candidate has been posted below: